snuck up

verb

past participle of sneak up
as in crept up

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  1. arrived
  2. turned up
  3. shown up
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  • Sheriff’s officials said deputies arrived about three minutes after the initial call and found the suspect on the ground being physically restrained by the home’s resident and the caller.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Police said the shooter fled before officers arrived and that investigators did not believe there were additional shooters.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
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  • In Estonia, a company that makes the affected technology said that one of its clients had been hit by a cyberattack in which attackers accessed a computer controlling refrigeration and turned up the temperature, public broadcaster ERR reported.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • There are no cameras in the area, and a canvass of the neighborhood has so far turned up no video, according to Kenny.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of turned up
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  • The French Interior Ministry said 320,000 people protested across the country on Saturday, with 70,000 turning up in Paris; a significantly smaller number than the 550,000 who demonstrated on October 17 and the 410,000 who showed up last week.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Later, for a photo call at the Empire State building alongside costar Tom Rhys, Ackie showed up wearing a slate gray and black Jean Paul Gaultier graphic maxi-dress paired with Erozee pumps.
    — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of shown up
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